Saving an 11-run lead
Posted by gilbert on April 5th, 2008
Salomon Torres earned a save for the Brewers today in a game that ended 13-4.
It was 13-2 when he came in — he actually allowed two runs in three innings, not a good outing. But because he pitched the final three innings of the game and came in with a lead (and held it), Torres gets a save. Gotta love the save rule.
It’s always bugged me that people value saves as a credible statistic. There’s so much wrong with the stat, like the situation I described above, and that the pitchers who have the most saves aren’t necessarily the best relievers in the league, but the ones who had the most save chances.
Torres didn’t save the game today. He just ate up the last few innings of a blowout. Big difference.
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April 7th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Hey, but it takes guts to get saves. That’s why they deserve them!